Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 07 Mar 2021 11:13 AM BdST
Updated: 07 Mar 2021 11:13 AM BdST
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to commemorate the Father of the Nation s historic March 7 speech that outlined the path to independence 50 years ago. );
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Hasina placed a wreath in front of her father s portrait at Bangabandhu Bhaban at 7 am Sunday, according to her Deputy Press Secretary KM Shakhawat Moon.
She subsequently spent a few moments in solemn silence alongside her sister Sheikh Rehana.
However, Awami League leaders and workers did not accompany the prime minister this year due to strict health regulations in place amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Bangladesh observes historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib
By Mir Afroz Zaman
Dhaka, Mar 7 (UNI) Bangladesh is observing the historic March 7 on Sunday commemorating the landmark speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which was touted as the indirect declaration of the country’s independence in 1971.
This year the observance of the day will be more significant as the nation is going to celebrate the golden jubilee of the country’s independence on March 26 next while ‘Mujib Year’, the yearlong celebration of Bangabandhu’s birth centenary is going on.
Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 07 Mar 2021 08:44 PM BdST
Updated: 07 Mar 2021 08:45 PM BdST
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared independence in his historic 7 March 1971 speech, Sheikh Hasina has said. );
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Speaking at a discussion marking 50 years of the historic speech on Sunday, the prime minister noted that the Father of the Nation depicted in the address decades of exploitation of the Bengali, and the situation at the time when killings and torture by the Pakistani junta were ongoing.
“And the most important thing is that he gave all the instructions to prepare for a war. He told us what to do in guerrilla warfare – from forming Sangram Parishad to facing the enemy with whatever we had.”
Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 06 Mar 2021 07:53 PM BdST
Updated: 06 Mar 2021 07:54 PM BdST
The authorities have published two e-posters commemorating Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic 7th March speech. );
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Bangladesh is observing the day with a different fervour amid Bangabandhu’s birth centenary celebrations. The country is also set to celebrate 50 years of independence.
Programmes will be held for 10 days from Mar 17 to Mar 26 to celebrate the occasions simultaneously. The celebrations have so far been limited mostly to virtual events amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The committee to implement the programmes of Bangabandhu’s birth centenary celebrations released the e-posters on Saturday. It requested the media to circulate the e-posters.
Bangabandhu’s Historic March 7 Speech: An epic about our independence
Special Correspondent
7th March, 2021 01:30:02
The historic March 7 speech, delivered by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was the Magnacarta of the freedom-loving Bengalis. The epic speech was an inspiration for the Bengalis to break the sickles of the Pakistanis.
It was an early sunny afternoon on March 7 in 1971. Tens of thousands of Bengalis thronged the Race Course Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka from across the then East Pakistan to get directives from their leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on how to deal with the Pakistani rulers who had refused to accept the 1970 election results.